Project Grant R18AP00083

The Rancho California Water District was awarded a $43,900,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074). The grant will fund the Pauba Valley Groundwater Banking Project, which aims to leverage the district's 100,000 acre-feet of unused groundwater storage capacity to enhance long-term water supply reliability for the Lower Colorado River Basin. The key components of the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $959,752 in federal funding to the City of Fullerton, California to implement the Well 7A Construction Project. The project will equip a newly drilled water well with a high-capacity pump, motor, valves, and construct a structural foundation and sound enclosure at the city's main water production site. This will increase drinking...

The Rancho California Water District will develop a strategic plan for advanced wellhead treatment facilities to mitigate emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the groundwater of southwestern Riverside County, California. Funded by a $800,088 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), this 3-year effort will protect a critical...

The Carmichael Water District was awarded a $4.5 million project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund construction of a new Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well to enhance the District's conjunctive use program and build long-term drought resiliency. The ASR well is expected to provide an average annual benefit of 605 acre-feet of additional groundwater recharge and...

The City of Gallup, New Mexico received a $10,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the design, engineering, and construction of a new potable water well to offset a 5-7 year delay in completing the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. This critical infrastructure project aims to address declining groundwater levels that have dropped 725 feet over the...

The City of Gallup Water & Sanitation Department in McKinley County, New Mexico will receive a $4 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a new water production well and improve water infrastructure as part of the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project. Specifically, the City of Gallup will construct a new water well estimated to provide approximately 2,170...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,260,788 WaterSMART Project Grant (CFDA 15.507) to the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District located in southwestern Riverside County and eastern Orange County, California. The grant funding will support the design of the rehabilitation and replacement of the Corydon Well, including a new well and intertie infrastructure at the existing Corydon Blend Station and transmission main. This project, which has a performance...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the East Valley Water District in California. The grant will fund the design of a new well to address water supply shortages caused by prolonged drought conditions in the region. The project includes preparing design packages for well drilling and equipping, as well as cost estimates. This is intended to...

The Palmdale Water District was awarded a $26,220,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the conversion of 7.2 miles of the Palmdale-Littlerock Ditch from an earthen canal to a 48-inch reinforced concrete pipe. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,531 acre-feet by reducing losses from seepage, evaporation, and...

The Palmdale Water District received a $1,429,340 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) on May 3, 2024. The funding will support the Palmdale Water District's planning efforts for its Pure Water Antelope Valley project, which aims to utilize 5,325 acre-feet per year of recycled water from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts' Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant to augment the district's potable water...